The Woman Hunter

This was like a dull television show. I would hope that when a director looks at a script, he or she would make an effort to produce something that teaches or delights or does something to make the effort worthwhile. There is really nothing here. Barbara Eden is honeymooning with Robert Vaughn. He seems only interested in business. She has recently lost her first husband in a terrible accident. There have been some recent jewel thefts and a woman has been murdered. Barbara becomes attracted to a handsome young artist, and he becomes the murder suspect. There are efforts made to gaslight Barbara, but she knows what she knows. The movie grinds along to a contrived conclusion. We do get to see Barbara in all kinds of outfits. It's really not worth an hour and a half of your time.

Just watched this Barbara Eden made-for-TV movie on YouTube. She plays Dina Hunter, a rich woman with husband Robert Vaughn on vacation in Central Ameraca after getting in a car accident in which she may have caused something awful. A man named Paul Carter (Stuart Whitman) is posing as an artist and following them. Oh, and the movie begins at a party in which a woman is murdered and has her necklace taken from her which for a while seems unrelated to the rest of the picture. And Larry Storch is one of those patrons who tells lame jokes at his only appearance. I'll stop there and just say that I liked the whole premise including the twist ending and was also intrigued by the music score and some nice glamorous shots of Ms. Eden. So on that note, I consider The Woman Hunter worth a look for anyone interested in these obscure telefilms.

After opening with the murder of a woman, we are introduced to the prime suspect, Paul Carter (Stuart Whitman).

Enter beautiful, zillionaire socialite Dina Hunter (Barbara Eden) who has just returned home after a terrible auto accident. Dina's husband (Robert Vaughn) is an overly-driven, inattentive jerk. Not-too surprisingly, this sends bored and neglected Dina into the arms of another man.

Uh oh!

Dina's gotten herself mixed up with none other that Carter, who has been following her all along! This all leads to suspense and thrills during the big twist finale.

THE WOMAN HUNTER is a wonderful made-for-TV thriller. It's Ms. Eden's movie and she makes the best of it. While she is indeed stunningly gorgeous, she's also a great actor. Her dance scene is a show stopper!

Highly recommended for the Barbara Eden fanatic...

This picture was released on September 19 1972 starring Barbara Eden as Dina Hunter, Robert Vaughn as Jerry Hunter and Stuart Whitman as Paul Carter. Dina Hunter and her husband are going on vacation to Mexico. While in Mexico, some international people get the idea that Dina has many jewels that are worth millions. Things start to happen to the point that Dina starts to get paranoid and to her disbelief that her husband doesn't believe her. I bought this movie because of Barbara Eden and I was somewhat disappointed. The Barbara Eden that was in this movie and the one that played the role of Jeanie where two different people. To me this movie also lacks action and drama. It was hard to stay interested in this picture that's why I'm giving this movie only 5 weasel stars.

When I grade a movie, I start at five and add or subtract the pros and cons from there. There are a couple of things which I like about this film: Its ability not to betray its ending, and its scenery (mother nature sure was kind to this spot in Mexico AND to Barbara Eden). But, in my opinion, it has more cons than pros: It shows a few too many times bare from the waist up, the character, "Paul"'s aging bod, and him recording his babblings of his encounters with the "Hunter" couple. (The latter is extensively written into the flow of the pic.) Is it also a BAD thing that there are so many shots of Miss Eden? Other impressions are of its excessive slow-movingness and, at times, echoy audio (especially during some indoor scenes). The basic story is of a wealthy couple, vacationing in Acapulco, being of interest to artist "Paul", of whom Mrs. Hunter becomes increasingly suspicious, after some initial sparks between the two. (She is tempted, no doubt, as a result of her husband mixing too much business with what was supposed to be post-wreck pleasure for her.) I wouldn't discourage anyone from spending time and/or a little money for THE WOMAN HUNTER. Maybe this person's negatives will be somebody else's positives.